Thursday, July 31, 2008 - Texas Three Step

-Manny Ramirez has really been speaking his mind lately...with latest rants such as, “The Red Sox don’t deserve a player like me" and “During my years here I’ve seen how they have mistreated other great players when they didn’t want them to try to turn the fans against them. The Red Sox did the same with guys like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez, and now they do the same with me. " Seems like Man-Ram is certain that his future in Beantown is done.
-Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in the slammer. For some odd reason, I feel that something's missing.
-Time Magazine has chosen Lebronze as the cover model, as well as naming him the #1 athlete to watch during the Beijing Olympics. Whatever happened to the old adage of 'respect is to be earned, not given'?
-Blue Jays' catcher Greg Zaun has publicly requested a trade. Don't leave expecting to be missed...especially considering Rod Barajas is a much better player than Zaun.
-Kobe Bryant played a 1-on-1 friendly with Memphis Grizzlies' rookie O.J Mayo and afterwords said that he's got the whole package. Jerry Colangelo stated that "Kobe completely shut him down in the beginning, but the longer they went, the better Mayo got."
-The Yankees have acquired Pudge Rodriguez for Kyle Farnsworth...
-ESPN.com ranked the Pittsburg Penguins as the #1 team in the East, with the Toronto Maple Leafs ranked second last in the conference.
-The Raptors have signed Will Solomon and he will play behind Jose Calderon and Roko Ukic. I could be wrong but this may be the first time in NBA history that a team will play three former Euroleague point guards. This signing will also be the last off-season move of Bryan Colangelo, as he was quoted as saying simply, "That's it,"
-Ron Artest will be teaming up with Yao Ming, Tracy Mcgrady et al, in Houston to form another one of the many "big threes" in the NBA.
-J.P Ricciardi said that A.J Burnett is now off the market
-A nice article called NBA meets MBA. It's nice to know that at least some players are conscious about their post-playing careers...
-Just a little too much time on their hands, maybe?

Friday, July, 25, 2008 - Highschool Reunion

-What a pick-up for the Milwaukee Brewers in CC (no dot) Sabathia, who recently capped off his 3rd complete game in a row. CC could soon be seeing CY attatched to his name, if he keeps this streak up.
-LeBronze has gone on record (in a Time magazine story) and guaranteed a gold medal for Team USA. I compare this to when Jameer Nelson guaranteed a victory over the Pistons, in the sense that I'd be much more comfortable hearing a guy like Jason Kidd or Kobe Bryant make that claim. You know, a guy with at least some credibility to his Olympic resume...
-A load of suspensions handed out by the WNBA - 5 from each team involved in the scuffle. That's gotta be another record.
-It was reported that Brett Favre recently made a phone call to the Minnasota Vikings using a Green Bay Packers issued cell phone. What is the man thinking?
-Mats Sundin says that he will make his decision in two weeks time, and the Leafs are still in the mix. Mike Gillis, the GM of the Canucks thinks that it's a two-man race between the Leafs and Vancouver. Maybe Leafs fans will get their fairy tale ending they desire after all.
-Man-U's Christiano Ronaldo was asked whether he would follow in David Beckham's footsteps in later years. He stated that it's a possiblity that he would play for the LA Galaxy, as he has heard good things about the organization.
-If the Red Sox intend to let Manny Ramirez walk, word in Beantown is that they'll make a strong go at Matt Holiday to replace him, depending on Holliday's availability and not necessarily on Manny.
-For those hoping for a Federer-Nadal rematch for the ages...you can scratch that off your wish list, as Roger Federer has bowed out of the Rogers Cup already.
-Two former high school classmates of Tim Donaghy were sentenced to more than a year in prison for involvement in the NBA betting scandal. Just another piece of what seems to be a giant puzzle solved.
-Carlos Boozer "hinted" at staying with the Jazz, and Deron Williams thinks Boozer will just because he's there. Not too long ago, a player even more talented than D-Will thought the same thing in Cleveland. Just saying it's a possiblity.